Ralph J. Bunche: Peacemaker"I believe in the essential goodness of my fellow man," said Ralph Bunche. In the early years of the United Nations, Bunche took the spotlight as an extraordinary negotiator for peace around the world. He became the first African American to win the Nobel Peace Prize. In simple, clear prose, Patricia and Frederick McKissack introduce an American statesman who devoted his life to a world of equality and of peace. |
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